Episode 2993: Heimir Meets The Press

Today, the Irish people were introduced to the man granted the small task of not only recovering the Republic of Ireland’s status as a footballing minnow but re-establishing the public’s confidence in the organisation he says drew him to the job in the first place.

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Ken, Richie Sadlier and our man in the field Branno run the rule over Heimir Hallgrímsson’s first press conference today. Have we got the right man for the job? What does the appointment say about Marc Canham’s hazy recruitment timeline? And why does the mood music seem so sullen?

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Ken chats to @NickAmes82 the Guardian’s European Sport Correspondent, about his time in Heimir’s Chair.

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